ABSTRACT

RubruckwouldhaveappearedaspartofLakeBalkhash(above,p.147andn.4):so Rockhill,Rubruck,p.159n.2;Risch,p.177n.1;VandenWyngaert,p.239n.2;Pelliot, Recherches,p.141.OnlyDawson,p.145,assumes,withoutcomment,thatLake Balkhashitselfisstillinquestion.